City of Sault Ste. Marie · ON — Canada Municipal Elections 2026

Single

62,487

eligible voters 2026

38.5%

turnout in 2022

seats on the ballot

certified candidates

incumbents running

76,731

population

North Eastern km²

land area

Mayor 1 to be elected5 candidates

Joel Rowswell	🔎 🔎 RACE FOR MAYOR: In the SooToday studio with Joel Rowswell Rowswell holding campaign kickoff today
Josh McNally	🔎 🔎 McNally hopes to make the Sault 'more of a destination' in bid for mayor
Matthew Shoemaker Incumbent Elected 2022 · Mayor (44.2%)	🔎
Matthew Toffelmire	🔎 🔎 Toffelmire says he has 'a drive to always learn more' in bid for mayor
Selva Rasaiah	🔎

Councillor — Ward 1 2 to be elected4 candidates

Brent Derochie Ran 2022 · Councillor, Ward 1	🔎
Dan Pallot	🔎
Logan Costa	🔎
Sonny Spina Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 1	🔎

Councillor — Ward 2 2 to be elected9 candidates

Cynthia McCutcheon	🔎
Dennis Murphy Ran 2022 · Councillor, Ward 2	🔎
Derek Pearce	🔎
Harsh Goyal	🔎
Judy Hupponen	🔎
Luke Dufour Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 2	🔎
Michael McCartan	🔎
Mike Doan	🔎
Stephanie Pagnucco	🔎

Councillor — Ward 3 2 to be elected6 candidates

Angela Caputo Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 3	🔎
Gary Trembinski	🔎
Joshua Vierimaa	🔎
Luis Moreno Ran 2022 · Councillor, Ward 3	🔎
Nick Delavalle	🔎
Ron Zagordo Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 3	🔎

Councillor — Ward 4 2 to be elected6 candidates

Christine Starzomski	🔎
Jennifer Francella-Medeiros	🔎
Jim Penfold	🔎
Marchy Bruni Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 4	🔎
Marie McLeod	🔎
Stephan Kinach Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 4	🔎

Councillor — Ward 5 2 to be elected5 candidates

Bobbi Jo Holmes	🔎
Corey Gardi Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 5	🔎
Dan O’Brien	🔎
Martin Wyant	🔎
Matthew Scott Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 5	🔎

🗞 On the radar — local coverage

Mayoral hopefuls square off in Sault Ste. Marie debateCBC · 2026-10-15
U.S. trade and local economy top issues in Sault Ste. Marie electionCTV News · 2026-09-23
Sault Ste. Marie’s list of certified candidates for the 2026 municipal electionSault Star · 2026-08-24
Time is running out to run for city council - Sault Ste. Marie NewsSooToday.com · 2026-08-18
Motion to halt AI data centre proposals in Sault Ste. Marie withdrawn before voteCBC · 2026-08-11
Three more candidates nominated for October election - Sault Ste. Marie NewsSooToday.com · 2026-07-31
Former city labourer seeks council seat - Sault Ste. Marie NewsSooToday.com · 2026-07-22
City council election heats up - Sault Ste. Marie NewsSooToday.com · 2026-07-06

Headlines from the campaign period, via Google News — quoted, not paraphrased.

📊 2022 in review

Turnout in 2022: 38.5% (21,875 of 56,889 eligible voters). Full certified results: AMO 2022 portal.

Mayor

✅ Matthew Shoemaker9,626 votes · 44.2%

Ozzie Grandinetti5,417 votes · 24.9%

Donna Hilsinger4,047 votes · 18.6%

Robert Peace2,007 votes · 9.2%

Tobin Kern665 votes · 3.1%

Councillor, Ward 1

✅ Sandra Hollingsworth3,255 votes ·

✅ Sonny Spina2,900 votes ·

Brent Derochie2,164 votes ·

William McPhee564 votes ·

Johnathan Lalonde498 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 2

✅ Luke Dufour2,462 votes ·

✅ Lisa Vezau-Allen2,206 votes ·

Dennis Murphy1,117 votes ·

Nick Armstrong974 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 3

✅ Angela Caputo2,336 votes ·

✅ Ron Zagordo1,982 votes ·

Luis Moreno1,880 votes ·

Kurtis McDermid1,733 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 4

✅ Marchy Bruni2,308 votes ·

✅ Stephan Kinach1,707 votes ·

David Celeti1,239 votes ·

Marek McCleod1,207 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 5

✅ Corey Gardi2,094 votes ·

✅ Matthew Scott2,052 votes ·

Gideon Down917 votes ·

Martin Poirer458 votes ·

Sources: official candidate listing · 2022 certified results